On the Edge – a poem

In these crazy times we live in, I had to try to express myself with poetry: I now reside on a needle tip every moment could be my fall dark clouds grasp me while red fires burnbillowing flamesBreath eludes me Love’s soft songdrains awayA moment more andI couldn’t have born it I walk the edge…

How I started writing poetry – “When I Am Asked” by Lisel Mueller

This is beautiful poem by Lisel Mueller that I just discovered. Since I, too, started diving into poetry while grieving, this really resonates with me:

Wishes – A Poem

Missing you todayOn the day you passed awayWish you could have stayedEven a little bit more Wish you could have seenWho I might have beenWith you by my sideThrough wax ‘n waning tides Buffeted by the windThrough the thick and thinHow I would have grownWith your guidance shone But the growing’s not throughAs I try…

Poetry Inspirations – Rupi Kaur

Rupi Kaur Contemporary Poet - Rupi Kaur Today, I'd like to share something from contemporary poet Rupi Kaur. She exploded onto the market a few years back, in 2014, with her collection Milk and Honey. Since, she has gone on to publish other collections. She is renowned for articulating the feminine experience and for being…

Publishing Poetry

UPDATE 2019 has been a sad year for this blog, and I keep saying I'm going to blog more. (Isn't it interesting how the word 'blog' is both a noun and a verb?) Well, recently I decided that while working on my novel revisions, I'm going to work on publishing my poetry, too. I'd like…

“Madness” Poem

"Madness" by C.S. Kinnaird   Spin pterodactyl echoes Lonesome moldy shoes Rocking empty cradles I want to go home   This world is at war I am no soldier Crush me so gently Sing me into death   Last longing guzzles Tombs crying nothings I am left behind I am undone   Swallow my energy…

“I Am” Poem

I got inspired by my previous post where I mentioned Zeina and her great blog of poetry. Today I snagged a little notebook and made some scribbles: "I Am" I am a cold, raging sea I am a storm, rushing through mountains I tumble boulders I crash ships I am unstoppable   My fury knows…

‘The World Reduced to a Sound’ and other poems by Anne Tannam

Link: 'The World Reduced to a Sound' and other poems by Anne Tannam

Invisible Tatoos – Poem by Sarah Doughty

I wear these scars like invisible tattoos and every day, I uncover them in ink for the world to see. © Sarah Doughty Source: Invisible Tatoos